Following His Lead: Trusting God’s Plan Over My Own Understanding
- By candidasullivan
- February 4, 2025
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Trying to make sense of God’s work in my mind is not always possible. I don’t know all of God’s ways or His plan. Therefore, if I try to understand it fully before following Him, I will stand in my own way.
I can’t control outcomes, so if I do things expecting a particular result, I may think I’ve failed. And those thoughts may keep me from following the Lord and continuing to work with Him.
We don’t know what outcome the Lord wants on this journey. His ideal may be completely different than mine. And if I try to follow Him and please my flesh in the process, it won’t work.
My ego has no part in this work. Waiting until I understand things and can work them out in my mind is not following the Lord, and trying to justify things according to my flesh is not following the Lord.
I remember when God told me to start a blog. I didn’t understand why He wanted me to do it, so I struggled with it all. On the day I usually wrote my blog, someone wanted me to attend an event and write an article for the newspaper. As I struggled with the decision, I felt the tug in my heart to write the blog.
Turning down the paid article to write one for free didn’t make sense, especially since I couldn’t work then. But I did it anyway and followed the Lord. I wrote the blog, which the publisher read and led to the publication of my books.
If I hadn’t written the blog that day, Zippy might not exist.
God blesses obedience, and He knows what is best for us. Therefore, I want to do what the Lord tells me to and not question Him. If I believe the scriptures, I know God will work it all out for my benefit.

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